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I Never Got Used To The Guns MaryLou Driedger - marylou [3,882] It seems that every time you turn around in Israel you seem someone with a gun. In a crowded restaurant I had to ask a man to move his gun so I could sit in the seat beside him. Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| Festivals \| Women & Travel \| 20th Century History \| Traditions \| Culture \| People \| Photography \| Working Abroad \| Religion \| Fashion \| Nature \| War & Conflict
I Was a Bedouin For A Day MaryLou Driedger - marylou [3,882] I stayed in a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert and learned about the history and culture of the Bedouin people. Destinations: Israel Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| Animals \| Music \| 20th Century History \| Traditions \| Ecotourism \| Culture \| Food \| Economy \| People \| For Kids \| Nature \| Ancient History
The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 1: Tel Aviv Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] 23 February 2004 / Heathrow To A Scary Place A deep and scary place, Israel. It seems almost unsurprising that, on the Piccadilly line on the way to London Heathrow, I spied the headline on the first... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel
The (com)Promised Land Dispatch 5: Kingdoms of Sand and Stone Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] I'll tell you what I love. I love standing in the dusty no-man's-land between two borders, feeling the wind blow and reading signs in two languages. Behind me, the high, tight fences and ironic... Destinations: Amman \| Jerusalem \| Jordan \| Israel Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| 20th Century History \| War & Conflict \| Ancient History
The(com)Promised Land Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] Join travel writer Jeff Greenwald, the author of Shopping for Buddhas , The Size of the World , and Scratching the Surface , on his first trip to Israel. The (com)Promised Land: Dispatches from Israel... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel \| People \| Photography \| 20th Century History \| War & Conflict
The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 3: Shabbat in Jerusalem - Of Wine and Walls Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] I found the 8.5 x 11" poster on a stack inside the Jewish Student Information Center. A crude photocopy, in black and white, it showed a scene from Seinfeld, with Kramer leaning hilariously into the... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel \| People \| Religion \| 20th Century History \| Traditions \| War & Conflict
Destination: Israel Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] Dear Cyberpals, In 1994, to celebrate my 40th birthday, I circumambulated the globe without the benefit of airplanes. During that 9-month, 29,157-mile odyssey, I became the first travel writer to... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| 20th Century History
The (com)Promised Land: Dispatches from Israel & Beyond Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] Join travel writer Jeff Greenwald, the author of Shopping for Buddhas , The Size of the World , and Scratching the Surface , on his first trip to Israel. These real-time dispatches, sponsored by... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel \| Adventure \| Religion \| Traditions \| Ancient History \| Ecotourism
The(com)Promised Land Dispatch 2: City of Gold and Tears Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,906] People streaming in both directions, as the sun falls behind the King David and my beer catches the last touch of dusk light. It's an extraordinary place to sit, watching the Hassids in their felt and... Destinations: Jerusalem \| Israel Topics: Travel

Armed soldier on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

I Never Got Used To The Guns

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [3,882]

It seems that every time you turn around in Israel you seem someone with a gun. In a crowded restaurant I had to ask a man to move his gun so I could sit in the seat beside him.

Destinations: Jerusalem | Israel
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Festivals | Women & Travel | 20th Century History | Traditions | Culture | People | Photography | Working Abroad | Religion | Fashion | Nature | War & Conflict

Camel riding at a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert

I Was a Bedouin For A Day

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [3,882]

I stayed in a Bedouin camp in the Negev Desert and learned about the history and culture of the Bedouin people.